Sen. Ted Cruz Rips Into Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Over Censtorship Of
"Diamond and Silk" Facebook Page
Facebook's alleged censorship of social
media stars Lynnette "Diamond" Hardaway and Rochelle "Silk" Richardson
took center stage on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg testified before Congress.
Diamond and Silk, two outspoken supporters of President Trump, accused
Facebook Monday night of discrimination and censorship after they said
the social media giant branded them as “unsafe to the community.”
Facebook later backtracked, but Diamond and Silk claim there are still
algorithms in place that make it difficult for their fans to view their
content -- and other conservatives' content -- on Facebook.
During Tuesday's hearing Sen. Ted Cruz
(R-Texas) asked Zuckerberg about Facebook's "pervasive pattern of bias
and political censorship," pointing to Diamond and Silk. Zuckerberg said
he is also concerned about political bias in the tech industry, and he
tries to root that out at Facebook.
On "Fox & Friends," Diamond and Silk said they have a message for
Zuckerberg: "We are not unsafe!"
"If he was concerned about his platform being a place for all ideas,
then why would he put algorithms in place to censor some ideas?" Diamond
said. "And why is he turning Facebook into a political playground for
Democrats?"
She added that Zuckerberg never answered why they -- two conservative
black women -- were deemed "unsafe to the community."
During Zuckerberg's second day of testimony on Wednesday, she said she
wants lawmakers to further press him on why Facebook is biased toward
conservatives.
"What is he going to do to rectify this with Diamond and Silk? Because
we are not unsafe to our community."